NHTSA recall campaign

86V131000

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch

Check my VIN
40Affected configurations shown106,111Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentExterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Report receivedJul 9, 1987
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE PUSH PULL HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY HAVE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WHICH ALLOW AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT CAUSING HEADLIGHT TO FLICKER OR SUDDENLY GO OUT. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SUDDEN LOSS OF THE HEADLIGHTS UNDER SEVERE WEATHER OR NIGHTTIME DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD REDUCE DRIVER VISIBILITY WHICH MIGHT RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

What fixes it

Official remedy

REPLACE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AS NECESSARY.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 86V131000

1986 BUICK ELECTRAOpen vehicle record →1986 BUICK LESABREOpen vehicle record →1986 BUICK ESTATEOpen vehicle record →1986 CADILLAC CIMARRONOpen vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET C15Open vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET C25Open vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET C35Open vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET G25Open vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET K15Open vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLOOpen vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET P35Open vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET S15Open vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET CAVALIEROpen vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET CELEBRITYOpen vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET CHEVETTEOpen vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET CAMAROOpen vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET K25Open vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET K35Open vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET T15Open vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET G35Open vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET G15Open vehicle record →1986 CHEVROLET P25Open vehicle record →1986 GMC C15Open vehicle record →1986 GMC C25Open vehicle record →1986 GMC C35Open vehicle record →1986 GMC G15Open vehicle record →1986 GMC G25Open vehicle record →1986 GMC G35Open vehicle record →1986 GMC S15Open vehicle record →1986 GMC K25Open vehicle record →1986 GMC K35Open vehicle record →1986 GMC P25Open vehicle record →1986 GMC T15Open vehicle record →1986 GMC K15Open vehicle record →1986 GMC P35(LIGHT)Open vehicle record →1986 PONTIAC T1000Open vehicle record →1986 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXOpen vehicle record →1986 PONTIAC PARISIENNEOpen vehicle record →1986 PONTIAC 2000Open vehicle record →1986 PONTIAC 6000Open vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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